By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard This week’s torrential rains, in addition to causing tens of thousands of dollars worth of property damage, also kept county students out of school for four days.School will most likely resume today, though it may start an hour or two late, Director of Schools Dr.…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Pastor Carl Bouldin removes his glasses as he tries to fight back tears while standing outside Faith Full Gospel Church on Durham Street. Several trees slid down a hill and crushed the back of the church. (James Clark photo) When pastor Carl Bouldin finished…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Mike Hubbard said flooding like this at his home is nothing new. While he has asked for federal help, he said his family is thankful for their lives after storms ravaged throughout the state. (Amy Satterwhite photo) Mike and Michele Hubbard are no strangers to…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The dam at Rock Island State Park gushes with the raging waters of the Caney Fork River Wednesday. All 18 of the dam’s gates were reported open. (Pat Zechman photo) While calling it the storm of the century may be going a bit far, the…

Mary Dunn Eaton, 78McMinnville resident and Rutherford County native Mary Dunn Eaton, 78, died May 3 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville after an extended illness.A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Orman Lytle and Elizabeth H. Warren Dunn; and was preceded in death by her husband,…

By George Plagenz / Columnist To the members of the high school graduating classes of 2003:You probably think I’m going to speak to you today about how you can change the world — and heaven knows the world needs changing. Commencement speakers often address graduating classes about that theme.They may tell the story of a…

By Joan Ryan / Columnist I try to picture myself in his place; my hand is pinned beneath an immovable boulder. The sun sets, the sky turns black and cold, and finally the sun comes up. Still the boulder won’t budge and I hear no voices even in the far distance. My food is gone…

By James Clark / Columnist Through rain or sleet or snow, this column must come through. I don’t want to step on the toes of the postal service, but I’m here to tell you I’m not like the school system. I come to work even if there is a puddle of water somewhere in a…

Our Viewpoint By this evening, there’s a pretty good chance most of us will have spotted a car with bicycles strapped to the roof.Hundred of cyclists and their families will descend on Warren County this weekend in what can now be considered a full-scale annual tradition. The two days of bicycle races will draw competitors…

BABY GIRLThe birth of Victoria Anastasia Arianna Anderson was welcomed by her parents, Sherry and Mark Anderson of Rock Island, and two sisters, Brianna, age 9, and Sarah Jade, 16-1/2 months.The baby arrived April 10 at River Park Hospital weighing 7 pounds, 1-1/2 ounces.Her grandparents include Edward Watts and the late Sarah Watts of Golden,…